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On Thu, 7 Aug 2003 23:37:30 +0100, Keith Willshaw wrote:
Given that air superiority is obviously a good idea, which aircraft supplies the most air superiority capability per money spent? The F-22 (assuming the USA would sell it)? The F-35? The Typhoon? Something else? That depends on the mission, for Australia today an F-15 variant would probably be the best alternative, Typhoon is a little short on range though that could be an option with a decent tanker force. According to _The Illustrated Directory of Fighters_ by Mike Spick, Typhoon has a range of 1852 km and F-15 1191 km. -- A: top posting Q: what's the most annoying thing about Usenet? |
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![]() "phil hunt" wrote in message . .. On Thu, 7 Aug 2003 23:37:30 +0100, Keith Willshaw wrote: Given that air superiority is obviously a good idea, which aircraft supplies the most air superiority capability per money spent? The F-22 (assuming the USA would sell it)? The F-35? The Typhoon? Something else? That depends on the mission, for Australia today an F-15 variant would probably be the best alternative, Typhoon is a little short on range though that could be an option with a decent tanker force. According to _The Illustrated Directory of Fighters_ by Mike Spick, Typhoon has a range of 1852 km and F-15 1191 km. As I said it depends on the mission The figures for Typhoon I have are a.. ground attack, lo-lo-lo : 601 km a.. ground attack, hi-lo-hi : 1389 km a.. air defence with 3hr CAP : 185 km a.. air defence with 10-min loiter : 1389 km Boieng claim the F-15K has an unrefuelled combat radius in excess of 1800 km on a deep strike mission In the air defence with 3 hr CAP they claim a range of 500 km Keith |
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